WHY SCHOOL
GOT CANCELED:
The biggest snowstorm in a century dropped 2 feet on the valley floor
Sunday afternoon through Monday morning. When JCOM Professor Nancy
Williams opened her door Monday, here's what she saw. Click the image
to see other snow photos. / Photo by Nancy Williams

Political
science professor wins award for top article in journal01/29/02 Dr.
Patria de Lancer Julnes, assistant professor in the USU department
of political science, has been selected as the winner of the William
and Frederick Mosher Award, recognizing the best article written by
an academician appearing in Public Administration Review in
a year's volumes. / By Maria Moncur

Hyrum
City Council designates safer loading zones for students01/22/02 Nearly
three dozen residents attended Hyrum City Council meeting Thursday
night. Several people, including Principal Hanks of Lincoln Elementary
School, came to voice concern about traffic hazards and children's
safety at the school. / By Shanna Nielson

Millville
delays action on 911 fee increase01/22/02 MILLVILLE
-- After a presentation by Lt. Randy Auman of the Logan police at
the City Council meeting Thursday, council members decided to continue
discussion and table the issue of a proposed 911 fee increase. /
By Meghan Dinger

MONEY,
PLEASE: Students
get information during Financial Aid Frenzy from Ho Williams, left
behind table, and Steve Sharp. The event, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
the Sunburst Lounge, introduced students to scholarship, loan and
debt consolidation options. / Photo by Curtis McInelly

Experts
forecasting increased need for PR professionals01/08/02 The
market is becoming more competitive, which requires companies to be
top-of-the-line and innovative in their strategies to overpower the
competition. Donald Russell, a manager over International Relations
for the LDS church, said the public relations industry is steady and
slowy growing because organizations are recognizing the need and importance
for public relations. / By Anne Bowerbank

RUNNING MAN:
Ted Pease, JCOM department head, hoists the Olympic torch after his
leg of the torch relay Friday in Boise. With him is Krista Rowles,
head of media relations for the torch relay and a USU public relations
student.

USU's
outdoors fanatic hikes, bikes, and gave his wife a kayak01/30/02
At first glance, one could imagine Dave Christensen, with his shoulder-length
rusty blond hair and his 3-inch goatee, listening to Grateful Dead
and cruising around the country side in a Volkswagen van. Though Dave
does have a forest green VW van, he does not spend much time there.
/ By Dan Crane

Meet
the Pied Piper of elementary kids01/18/02
Walking into an elementary school with Chris Hislop is like walking
into a hair salon with Brad Pitt. Children come by the hordes with
hugs, stories and about a thousand greetings. Kids are hanging off
his leg and huddled in doorways as he walks by, and amazingly enough
he knows most of them by name. This 6 feet tall, brown haired brawny
photography major has become the Pied Piper of elementary kids.
/ By Tiffany Erickson

Figure-eights:
Ski tracks show the way up the mountain at the base of the Wellsvilles.
/ Photo by Ted Pease

USU
students help Red Cross with fund raising efforts01/18/02
Seven Utah State University seniors worked all fall semester on a
project to provide the Logan Red Cross with a disaster relief vehicle
only to fall short of funds and community support in the end. /
By Hilary Ingoldsby

Cold
but beautiful:
Snow frames the Carkin farm beneath the Wellsville Mountains and menaces
a lone hiker. Click the photos to see much larger images. / Photos
by Ted Pease

USU's
Brandon Boone flying high with NASA01/18/02
Brandon E. Boone, a graduate student in corporate communications at
Utah State University in Logan, Utah, is working in the U.S. space
program as part of a NASA cooperative education program. / By the
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Dozens
of Cache Valley residents involved in Olympic Torch Relay01/17/02In an event
that captures the essence of peace and unity, the Olympic Torch Relay
finds itself burning in the hearts of many people in Cache Valley.
At least 16 residents from around the valley have been selected to
carry the torch for part of the journey, and dozens are involved in
it by other means. / By Angela Peterson

Breast
cancer: know the risks, watch for symptoms01/08/02
There is nothing
a woman can do to ensure that she will not get breast cancer. However,
scientists have discovered some risk factors. And as more studies
are conducted about what causes cancer, the theories sometimes get
odd. / By Nicole R. Grubbs

USU
considers honor code; other schools' versions quite diverse01/08/02
To anyone who is
familiar with the BYU honor code, it is either infamous or a great
idea. Many students attend Utah State University because they want
a college environment with strong moral values, but do not want the
hassle of being told exactly what they can and cannot do. So then
why is USU thinking of adopting its own version of an honor code?
/ By Nollie Haws

Sports

Bad knees
and all:
JCOM department head Ted Pease warms up for his duty to carry
the Olympic Torch Friday in Idaho. Pease was part of the relay
that took the torch from Spokane, Wash., to Boise. The torch
traveled 302.9 miles Friday, which is in addition to the previous
9,479.5 miles of its journey toward Salt Lake City.

At
the heart of the Olympic experience 01/25/02
With an estimated television audience over 3.5 billion people in over
160 countries the 2002 Olympic Winter Games is less than two weeks
away. Although I may not get to see the events on television. I am
going to be right in the middle of all the media frenzy working for
the International Sports Broadcasting Television as a Broadcast Assistant
in Salt Lake City. I'm working at the Main Media Center, formerly
known as the Salt Palace./ By John Newbold

Ice,
ice Aggies: The
USU hockey club, in white, mixes it up against Weber State University
Wednesday in North Logan. USU won, 4-2, in its opener at the
Eccles Ice Center -- the first true home game in club history.
Click the photos for larger images. / Photos by Jason Sauter

Nerves,
crowds greet first true home hockey game01/31/02
According to team captain Paul Amidon, players were all excited to
finally play a home game in front of an actual home crowd. "The
arena was filled to capacity, and it was great to know they're all
from Logan," said Amidon. / By Jason Robey

Green's
buzzer-beater ends USU's 31-game home streak01/11/02
Thursday night in the Spectrum, University of California, Irvine,
guard Jerry Green showed the Utah State University basketball team
why he is the reigning Big West Conference Most Valuable Player.
/ By Landon Olson

Job
Fair includes one that doesn't sound like work01/30/02
Students from Utah State University who had time to come to
the Summer Job Fair made their rounds to the tables, and to employers
who sparked their interest. One intriguing job is at a family-owned
and operated business, the Bar-T-5 in Jackson Hole, Wyo. -- "The greatest
place on earth," according to sign at the state line. / By Elisabeth
Bellessa

DEER ME:
Deer have come out of the snow-covered mountains onto the floor of
Cache Valley, looking for food.Click the picture for a larger
image. / Photo by Liz Bellessa

Mellow
music, mellow fish, and a massage to melt your cares away01/24/02
From the floor-level shelf, the Gaelic melodies of Enya's Watermark
drift through the room. Unfitted lavender cotton sheets line the hip-high
massage table in the center of the room. You undress and crawl between
the sheets to rest on your stomach. As you succumb to the atmosphere,
the bands of stress beneath your shoulder blades begin to evaporate.
/ By K. Lynn

Sugar
and spice not always so nice01/18/02
Shani Despain's mom was coming to visit her. In anticipation
of her arrival she went to the store and bought the ingredients to
make cinnamon rolls and chocolate chip cookies. She also purchased
Ritz crackers and fudge swirl ice cream, and Ocean Spray CranApple
frozen juice (her mom's favorite). Shani was planning on doing some
mother-daughter bonding with one of America's favorite past times,
eating food. / By Rachel Irvine

Some
climbers dig the ice, ice baby01/09/02
Tom Cruise wowed us in his movie Mission Impossible 2,
rock climbing a sandstone cliff in the merciless summer sun; hanging
from his fingertips hundreds of feet from the ground. Imagine doing
the same thing in below-freezing temperatures on a wall of ice.
/ By Rachel Irvine

Opinion

Staples
papers over environmental issues01/22/02
Staples, the world's largest office supply company, is one the world's
largest distributors of copy and printer paper, with severe implications
for our environment. With such clout comes an ethical responsibility
to tread lightly upon our forests. / By Jim Steitz

Role
of fathers keeps changing01/18/02
A full-time position is available for a man who has the following
qualities: must be loving, caring, protective, play every kind of
game well and have a lot of patience. Potential candidates must have
references with some or no experience required; on-the-job training
will be provided. The salary is negotiable, but there is a complete
benefit package that includes many holidays starting with Father's
Day. / By Nathan Plott

Poll
reveals disturbing support for military tribunals01/07/02
A recent New York Times/CBS News Poll reveals that attitudes
in the United States concerning policies toward terrorist are somewhat
disturbing. There is a vast amount of support for President Bush,
but many do not realize that their rights may be threatened. /
By James Britsch

Arts

No
heavy lifting, just laughs in 'Orange County'01/16/02Orange County is basically what one might expect from MTV films,
the same people who brought us movies such as Dead Man on Campus.
It doesn't require much thought or belief in the story to laugh, much
like many of the films that made Colin Hanks' father famous. /
By Jason Robey

'Celestine
Prophecy' worth a second look in light of Sept. 11 attacks01/16/02
Quite often we have compelling experiences and feelings with no explanation
for them. We have questions about nature and human behavior. This
is particularly true in the months since the terrorist attacks on
Sept. 11. James Redfield's Celestine Prophecy is worth a second
look, as it has some answers. / By Nicole Rusher